Научная фантастика
Различные книги в жанре Научная фантастикаThe Engineer ReConditioned
Mysterious aliens … ruthless terrorists … androids with attitude … genetic manipulation … punch-ups with lasers … giant spaceships … what more could you want? This great collection of 10 short stories by the author of Gridlinked, The Skinner, In the Line of Polity, and many more is a great read!
Fool's Paradise
When Milly Morton, confidential secretary to industrialist Mortimer Bland, deliberately smashes several astronomical plates created by Anton Drew, she does more than express her pique against Bland's Chief Scientist. She also destroys irreplaceable data that might have enabled Drew to convince a skeptical world that it needs to prepare for the coming cosmic disaster. Without proof, no government official takes Drew's theories seriously. And so the world continues on its way, living in a Fool's Paradise. The signs of approaching doom soon become evident–with unprecedented thunderstorms, the huge growth of unbridled vegetation, and the appearance of giant insects. By the time Drew, aided by friends Ken and Thayleen West, is finally able to convince the Prime Minister of the danger, it looks as if it might be too late. Can ANYTHING save the Earth and its precious human cargo?
Asgard's Heart
The gods of Asgard are in deep trouble. If they can’t defeat their internal enemies, the starlet in the macroworld’s core will blow up, killing trillions humanoids in its various layers. Only one man can save this articifial planet, and he can only do that by duplicating himself. Unfortunately, the software version of himself that's trying to operate within Asgard’s virtual space is fighting on the adversary’s home ground, and seems to have even less chance of success than the flesh-and-blood version. Even if they both get through, and contrive somehow to save the macroworld from destruction, how can they ever get together again to become a whole man–and at what cost? The thrilling conclusion to a magnificent sci-fi saga!
Asgard's Conquerors
Asgard's not an easy world to get away from. Mike Rousseau only wants to take a vacation in his home system, but he's back before he has time to draw breath, and he's been drafted into the Space Force once again. His new mission is even more dangerous than the last one, the number of his enemies has increased vastly, and his friends haven't improved at all. By way of compensation, he has another chance to get closer to the mystery at Asgard's heart–but the inhabitants of the megaplanet's core are no longer content to sit quietly and wait to be found. They've discovered the outside universe, and are trying to decide what to do about it–but they have problems of their own. Only Rousseau can cross the boundaries between species, and offer each of the races a possible solution. Another great entry into an exciting SF series!
Gerun, the Heretic
Who is Jon Missionary, the half-wit, and why are he and his book so dangerous? On the planet Kanran-9, the religious establishment is threatened by anyone questioning the status quo. And the Emperor's beautiful daughter, Melina-Lu, doesn't help matters any when she falls in love with the heretic Missionary. Years later, the Religio-College has returned to power, and with a weaker Emperor sitting astride the Kanran-9 throne, it now begins purging the half-wit's descendants. Will Gerun Missionary survive the pogrom long enough to learn why so many people are desperate to kill him?
Dwellers in Darkness: The Golden Amazon Saga, Book Fourteen
Voyaging into a sector of interstellar space that is plunged into total darkness with an absolute absence of any light, the four Cosmic Crusaders encounter their most powerful and sinister enemy yet–an alien mastermind who is regarded as a God by the race he has created. This scientist has altered the nature of space itself, so that it no longer conducts light, forcing the slaves he's created to evolve without eyes, and to develop extrasensory perception. Not content with shaping the evolution of their bodies, the mastermind also contrives an apparatus that impresses on their minds the need to conquer and dominate, thus creating a menace to the universe that the Crusaders must try to eliminate. Another rousing adventure in this long-running science-fiction adventure series!
Sheena and Other Gothic Tales
Sheena is a vampire from Leeds who works in a call center, and has a dark secret that even she doesn't know about. Her boyfriend has to discover it the hard way, alas. Like the other two vampire stories included in the book, both of which feature vampire babies, «Sheena» is a love story, which shares the life-enhancing attributes common to all love stories. Here are ten tales of the fantastic, the horrific, and the gothic, including: «Rose, Crowned with Thorns,» «Rent,» «Tenebrio,» «Behind the Wheel,» «Innocent Blood,» «Emptiness,» «The Woman in the Mirror,» «Regression,» «Heartbreaker,» and «Sheena.» Great reading by a great writer!
The Eighth Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®
"The Eighth Science Fiction Megapack" presents another stellar lineup of classic science fiction, new and old. Here are 25 stories (plus a bonus interview with best-selling author George R.R. Martin) by some of the field's greatest authors. Included are:<P> THE TRUE DARKNESS, by Pamela Sargent<BR> PERMANENT FATAL ERRORS, by Jay Lake<BR> ADJUSTMENT TEAM, by Philip K. Dick<BR> ROBOTS DON’T CRY, by Mike Resnick<BR> NO GREAT MAGIC, by Fritz Leiber<BR> ESCAPE HATCH, by Brenda W. Clough<BR> BACKLASH, by Winston K. Marks<BR> THE PICK-UP, by Lawrence Watt-Evans<BR> POPULATION IMPLOSION, by Andrew J. Offutt<BR> WAY DOWN EAST, by Tim Sullivan<BR> THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT: 28, by Grendel Briarton<BR> TO INVADE NEW YORK, by Irwin Lewis<BR> THEY WERE THE WIND, by C.J. Henderson<BR> STOPOVER, by William Gerken<BR> CONSEQUENCES OF STEAM, by Michael Hemmingson<BR> OUTSIDE LOOKING IN, by Mark E. Burgess<BR> DEAD WORLD, by Jack Douglas<BR> NEFERTITI'S TENTH LIFE, by Mary A. Turzillo<BR> QUICKSILVER, by Lonni Lees<BR> AFTER ALL, by Robert Reginald<BR> THE BARBARIANS, by Algis Budrys<BR> EX MACHINA, by Cynthia Ward<BR> MONKEY ON HIS BACK, by Charles V. De Vet<BR> THE SURVIVORS, by Tom Godwin<BR> THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT: 99, by Grendel Briarton<BR> SPEAKING WITH GEORGE R.R. MARTIN: Interview conducted by Darrell Schweitzer <P> And don't forget to search this ebook store for «Wildside Megapack» to see more entries in this series, covering classic authors and subjects like mysteries, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories – and much, much more!
Save the Dragons!
Seventeen-year-old Teresa thought she knew Philadelphia, but she stumbles into Gloria’s Gateway Books & Records and discovers a portal to parallel universe where Napoleon conquered Europe and Great Britain and where dragons still live. She also discovers Tom, whose Philadelphia is the capital of a Britain exiled from the Home Islands, now a part of Napoleon’s l’Empire.
This Philadelphia boasts electric carriages (invented by Sir Benjamin Franklin), as well as airships for long-distance travel. However, Tom’s father believes dragons hold the secret to designing heavier-than-air craft—but dragons have almost died out. When his father is kidnapped, Tom and Teresa travel by airship to the subjugated Home Islands in search of answers. There they discover who kidnapped Tom’s father, and how to save the dragons!
The Edmond Hamilton MEGAPACK ®
Edmond Hamilton. For most people, this name conjures visions of two-fisted space opera – pure pulp science fiction. And Hamilton – known as the author of the «Captain Future» series – was indeed one of the foremost writers of pulp space opera. Over the years, as his work became more polished and sophisticated, he evolved into far more than that: a visionary of the future whose imagination knew no bounds. He was truly a cosmic writer, as stories such as «Devolution» (in this collection) demonstrate. If you are interested in pulp science fiction at its pulpiest, look no farther. Edmond Hamilton is the author for you. <P> Included in this volume: <P> THE DOOR INTO INFINITY<BR> THE LEGION OF LAZARUS<BR> DREAMER'S WORLDS<BR> THE CITY AT WORLD'S END<BR> THE WORLD WITH A THOUSAND MOONS<BR> THE STARS, MY BROTHERS<BR> THE SARGASSO OF SPACE<BR> THE MAN WHO SAW THE FUTURE<BR> THE MONSTER-GOD OF MAMURTH<BR> THE MAN WHO RETURNED<BR> THE SECOND SATELLITE<BR> MONSTERS OF MARS<BR> THE MAN WHO EVOLVED<BR> DEVOLUTION<BR> THE BIRTHPLACE OF CREATION<BR> CORRIDORS OF THE STARS <P> And don't forget to search this ebook store for «Wildside Megapack» to see more great entries in this series, covering mysteries, westerns, science fiction, historical, and much, much more!